Rune Breinholt Andersen is the creator and primary author behind BestBedtimeStory.com, a website dedicated to calming, imaginative, and engaging bedtime stories for children.
He writes original bedtime stories designed to help children relax, spark imagination, and create positive bedtime routines. His stories focus on gentle storytelling, emotional warmth, and age-appropriate adventures that make bedtime a meaningful daily ritual.
Through hundreds of stories across different lengths, themes, and age groups, Rune helps parents find the right story for every evening — from quick one-minute tales to longer immersive bedtime experiences.
Rune’s work focuses on:
• Bedtime storytelling for children
• Short bedtime stories by reading time
• Sleep stories designed to support relaxation
• Stories that support healthy bedtime routines
• Gentle storytelling that reduces stimulation before sleep
• Imaginative stories that encourage creativity
– Rune Breinholt Andersen
These featured bedtime stories highlight some of Rune’s most loved and widely read stories. Each story is carefully crafted to create calm bedtime moments, spark imagination, and support positive sleep routines for children.
Explore a selection of gentle, engaging stories designed to make bedtime easier and more meaningful.
The platform organizes stories by length, theme, and age group, making it easier for parents to quickly find the right story — whether they have one minute, five minutes, or more time before bedtime.
All stories are written with a focus on emotional safety, gentle pacing, and positive endings that help children wind down before sleep.
Stories written by Rune Breinholt Andersen include:
https://youtu.be/B6fUlDIgMqw Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Sofie was a girl with big dreams. She wanted to be a YouTuber. Not just a small YouTuber with five followers and a turtle as her only viewer. No, Sofie wanted to be big. Famous. Known all...
https://youtu.be/ADn-uc_yqP8 Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. In an ordinary classroom sat Finn, a happy and smiling boy, right in the middle of the lesson. Everyone was listening to the teacher talking about math problems on the board when suddenly...
https://youtu.be/AunKAOYxqrI Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Peter is in a bad mood. He was excited to play ball with the boys, but just as they were about to start, it began to rain. Peter’s dad immediately notices how disappointed his son is. Then...
https://youtu.be/0wD16W3iFtU Watch more christmas stories on our YouTube channel. At the North Pole, the Christmas spirit was as always at its highest. The elves bustled back and forth in the workshop, the reindeer stretched in the snow, and Santa walked around with...
https://youtu.be/50PfuobWUcE Watch more christmas stories on our YouTube channel. It was a quiet winter evening, and snow was gently falling over the little town. In a garden stood a snowman named Sammy, gazing longingly through the windows of a nearby house. Inside,...
https://youtu.be/UE1YEXKNdNA Watch more christmas stories on our YouTube channel. It was a cold December evening, and Nimble the elf and his family had sneaked into SuperMart after closing time to look for Christmas decorations. Elves had their own special rules - and...
Rune’s goal is to make bedtime easier for parents and more magical for children by providing stories that create calm, strengthen connection, and build a lifelong love of storytelling.
Discover Rune’s bedtime stories organised by length, theme, and age to help you find the perfect story for every bedtime moment.
Rune creates stories that match real bedtime routines, whether families need a very short story for busy evenings or longer, immersive stories for slower, more relaxed nights. Every story follows simple language, comforting structure, and reassuring endings that support a safe and peaceful bedtime experience.